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| Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print | | Elizabeth in Union County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic) |
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Revolutionary Cannon
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By Bill Coughlin, April 5, 2008 | |
| | | 1. Revolutionary Cannon Marker | | |
Inscription. This gun, cast in Strasburg in 1758, was sent by Louis XV, King of France, to Canada for the defense of Quebec. Upon the surrender of that place in the following year, the gun fell into the hands of the British. In April, 1760, the French recaptured the gun, and in May the British re-took it. In the fall of 1775 this gun aided in the repulse of the Continental force under General Richard Montgomery, who was mortally wounded while attempting to capture it. In June, 1779, Sir Henry Clinton captured Stony Point, and a month later General Anthony Wayne re-took it finding this gun among the trophies. General Washington presented the piece to troops from Elizabethtown who had acted as a reserve, and it was brought here by them soon after. Unveiled by Elizabethtown Chapter, No. 1, Sons of the American Revolution, December 2, 1905.
Erected 1905 by Elizabethtown Chapter, No. 1, Sons of the American Revolution.
Location. 40° 39.73′ N, 74° 12.904′ W. Marker is in Elizabeth, New Jersey, in Union County. Marker is at the intersection of Broad Street (New Jersey Route 623) and Rahway Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Broad Street. Click for map. Marker is in front of the Union County Court House. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2 Broad Street, Elizabeth NJ 07201, United States of America. | | | | 
By Bill Coughlin, April 5, 2008 | |
| | | 2. Revolutionary Cannon and Marker | | The marker and cannon are located in front of the Union County Court House. | | |
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Colonial Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Washington’s Inaugural Bicentennial (approx. 0.2 miles away); General Winfield Scott (approx. 0.2 miles away); Elizabethtown (approx. 0.7 miles away); Liberty Hall (approx. 1.3 miles away); Connecticut Farms (approx. 1.3 miles away); Here the British Turned (approx. 1.7 miles away); General von Knyphausen (approx. 2.5 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Elizabeth. |
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By Bill Coughlin, April 5, 2008 | |
| | | 3. Court House with Cannon Marker | | Some say that the Court House is haunted by the ghost of Hannah Caldwell. The wife of Rev. James Caldwell, Hannah was killed at the Battle of Connecticut Farms on June 7, 1780. | | |
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By Bill Coughlin, April 5, 2008 | |
| | | 4. Site of the Old Borough Court House | | The Old Borough Court House was burned by the British in 1780, the same night the Presbyterian Church next door was also burned. | | |
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By Bill Coughlin, April 26, 2008 | |
| | | 5. Closeup of Cannon | | This cannon was captured at Stony Point, NY by troops which included the militia from Elizabethtown. | | |
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By Bill Coughlin, April 26, 2008 | |
| | | 6. Another Cannon Closeup | | |
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| Credits. This page originally submitted on April 5, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 581 times since then. This page was the Marker of the Week April 20, 2008. Photos: 1, 2. Submitted on April 5, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. 3, 4. Submitted on April 6, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. 5, 6. Submitted on April 26, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page. | | Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print |
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